first home buyers

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Cutting interest rates could push up house prices

Cutting rates could see home prices jump $15,300, shrinkflation crackdown, and the number of Aussie women investors has jumped at twice the rate of men.

The scheme that could make you a homeowner sooner

A third of all first home buyers have made use of the Home Guarantee Scheme in the last 12 months. So how does it work?

What are the benefits of the Home Guarantee Scheme?

A third of all first home owners are now tapping into the Home Guarantee Scheme. So who is eligible and how can it benefit buyers?

Eight lessons I learnt from buying my first home

After years of writing about property, Money senior journalist Tom Watson has bought his first house. Here are eight things he wished he knew as a first-home buyer.

Westpac introduces debit cards for eight-year-olds

Westpac offers debit cards to eight-year-olds, how to buy a slice of Olympic gold, and good news for Kiwis living in Oz. Here are five things you may have missed this week.

Swedish grandparents can be paid for taking care of grandkids

Big bank caught slugging dead customers with fees, and Swedish grandparents can now receive paid parental leave to care for grandchildren. Here are five things you may have missed this week.

How Stage 3 tax cuts could boost your borrowing power

Bonza leaves passengers up in the air, and first-home buyers could soon be able to borrow more. Here are five things you may have missed.

Friends With Money #140: Five ways to get into the property market

Is there a perfect time to get on the property ladder? Property coach John Pidgeon joins us on the Friends With Money podcast.

The two issues making life tough for first home buyers

A typical first-home buying couple will need to save for almost five years to build up enough money for a 20% deposit on an entry-level house, a new report shows.

I bought my first property 20 years ago and I had it easier

Sarah Megginson didn't have it easy when she bought her first property - a two-bedder in Townsville 20 years ago - but she reckons it was easier than first-home buyers have it today.
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